Winning the 13th title this year and having 5-7 champs will attract more elite wrestlers then any recruit will.
You two should be an act. he can’t help but post **** on the board and you can’t help but respond to **** on the board.
Yep because what I said isn't true . Not everyone has the same level of wrestling understanding. It's ok to help others understand. Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed today?
For as much as you are around and know…….Saying that you are helping spykershine is just silly.
Actually I believe this year will be 15 total . I was talking about during Cael since recruits wouldn't be coming because of titles 70 years ago
Yeah, my first nationals was at Maryland, 1972. Andy Matter won 167 and Dave Joyner finished 2nd at hwt, I was tickled pink. There were only 6 AA's back then and if you lost your guy had to make the semis to wrestle back.
I have heard from many people how good Matter was some older Penn st fans still say he might be the best they ever saw in a Penn St singlet. What is your opinion?
They didn’t let freshmen wrestle back then, but in 1971, I didn’t go to nationals, think they were at Auburn. Matter is winning 8-0 and does something stupid and gets pinned. That taught him a lesson and from then on he was about wrist control. He could have won 3 times. His nemesis was Steve Shields from Lehigh, a rain barrel who would barrel roll everyone.
Appreciate your input on that. I love talking wrestling with the older fans theyre a wealth of knowledge. Who would you say the top 3 all time are?
Funny, 3 days ago I ran into someone who wrestled for PS back when Matter wrestled. He made the team but not 1st string. He definitely would pick Matter. I mean today best ever is based on number of titles plus world and Olympic titles. Like Kerry McCoy got thrashed at 190 as a freshman then went on to be maybe the best hwt. John Fritz would sit out and get off bottom in 2 seconds but one match with Craig Turnbull of Clarion he couldn’t escape and the match was in the balance so he reached back with both hands around Turnbull’s head and flipped him over.
Scott Lynch was the Navy guy.
If there is a heaven, and I am lucky enough to get there i am asking upon arrival if I can watch a match between Andy Matter and Mitchell Mesenbrink.
You named the guys I could have named, Cenzo with his inside trip is memorable, Quentin with his throws, Ruth being so dam smooth.
Zain with the pain
I was a student at Penn State when Andy Matter was there. I have had season tickets since I graduated in 1970. I feel the same way that Andy Matter was an amazing wrestler and could be in that conversation for best of all time at Penn State.
Goes to Dallastown. Was at Mayfields before they merged with Stellar. Super nice kid, does everything right. Very strong for his age, but gets better every year. Won keystones last year, pjws this year as well. Won Tulsa. Bonus the whole way through i think. Was also the OW at Northern invitational this year. Long way to go, but a lot to like. He’s really good at football too.
Calling Ant Cassar… 18 months and he’ll be 245 and ready for 2027-28 but will be a backup for two yrs.
